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LOT 3142
Phoenicia, Sidon. Uncertain king AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 435-425 BC.
Phoenician galley under sail to left; waves below / Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance to right, drawing bow, within incuse square. E&E-S Group II.4; HGC 10, 217. Good Fine.(0.69gr, 8mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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